Light-based probe 'sees' early cancers in first tests on human tissue
In its first laboratory tests on human tissue, a light-based probe built by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering almost instantly detected the earliest signs of cancer in cells that line internal organs. If the preliminary success of the "optical biopsy" is confirmed through clinical trials, such a device could ultimately provide a particular advantage for early dia...FDA sees nanotech challenges in every product category it regulates
WASHINGTON, DC—According to Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Director David Rejeski, “Today, FDA took a step forward in fulfilling its responsibilities for nanotechnology oversight. If nanotechnology regulation was a baseball game, FDA has scored the first run in the first inning. But the agency must act rapidly to adopt and fully implement the Nanotechnology Task Force’s recommendations....SeeSNP Discovery / Resequencing from Agencourt Bioscience
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The Oconomowoc, Wis.-based company, which is an IT infrastructure services provider, officially unveiled its new Madison facility on Monday after moving into the space at 361 Blettner B...Visions, Part II: Preizler sees IT leading incremental health system change
: We hear a lot about interoperability of information technology systems between health f...Small-business trends: Intuit sees more mom-preneurs
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Heart disease, in any form is unquestionably one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality in this planet. The scientists of the globe are working on preventing the same as by any means, prevention is better than cure. As a result of their hard work they have come out with number of ways to identify and stop the progression when the disease is young. And now the Dutch investigators fo...US Regulator Sees No Link Between Tamiflu And Japan Deaths
There is no evidence of a link between Tamiflu and the sudden deaths of 12 children in Japan who took the drug, The US Food and Drug Administration has concluded. Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant which markets the // drug standing in the front line of defense against a bird flu pandemic, agreed to work on changing the drug's labeling to warn of potential dermatological side-effects,...Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices
The ripple effect caused by the bird flu threat has resulted in poultry products dipping to an unbelievable 60 percent down in the Indian capital. One can see that in Gazipur wholesale market chickens being sold for just Rs. 12 per kg. // Only those chickens that were certified by the veterinary doctors, deputed by the Delhi administration were sold for Rs.20-25, whereas those that we...Swaziland And Lesotho Sees Sharp Increase In AIDS/HIV Population
An UN official has said that the AIDS/HIV population has been consistently increasing in Swaziland with nearly 43 percent of its population being infected, including more than half of all pregnant women aged 25-29. // Swaziland and Lesotho, with a prevalence rate of 25 percent, are the African countries most struck by the spread of the virus despite frantic efforts by their governmen...How Mother Sees Her Child, Chubby or Obese!
The Australian government has recently started, ads campaigning the need for Children to eat healthy and stay fit, instead off being a couch potato all day long//, but the mothers of many over weight children fail to recognize that their children are so. In a medical survey conducted by the government states that while 19 % off the children were overweight or chubby the mothers failed to...